Anesthesia Key

Constipation Leah Harrington Introduction Constipation: < 3 bowel movements/week, and/or painful passage of hard/large stools Functional constipation: not due to organic, anatomic, or pharmaceutical causes Fecal soiling: stool deposited on…

Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders Stephen Freedman Introduction: Fluid Compartments Total body water (TBW) = 67% intracellular fluid (ICF) + 33% extracellular fluid (ECF) ECF = 25% intravascular + 75% interstitial…

Gastroenteritis and Oral Rehydration Leah Harrington Suzan Schneeweiss Introduction Gastroenteritis: diarrheal disease of rapid onset May be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, fever, or abdominal pain Common cause of abdominal pain…

Syncope Sanjay Mehta Introduction Syncope is defined as temporary loss of consciousness and postural tone due to an abrupt, transient, and diffuse reversible disturbance of cerebral function Usually a benign…

Pneumonia Sami Al-Farsi Introduction Viruses are a common cause of pneumonia in younger children Most children can be treated as outpatients with full recovery Community-Acquired Pneumonia Definition: Fever and acute…

Asthma Suzanne Schuh Introduction True asthma and viral-induced infant wheezing (usually temporary, few progress to asthma) are difficult to distinguish; acute treatment is identical Occasionally, even asthmatics may develop respiratory…

Croup Suzanne Schuh Introduction Croup is a viral infection of the upper airway Most commonly caused by parainfluenza virus Most frequent in infants 6 months to 3 years of age…

Bronchiolitis Suzanne Schuh Introduction Viral infection of the lower respiratory tract, usually from November to April Usually in children < 2 years of age Bronchiolitis, viral induced reactive airways disease,…

Oropharyngeal Infections Jonathan Pirie Introduction Most infections are viral but need to consider other causes Strep throat uncommon in children < 2 years age Consider infectious mononucleosis in older children,…